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CTST: Yummy new option for healthy living
Celebrate the Small Things: Market District specialty store in Carmel, Indiana I first heard about Market District from a staff person at work who discovered it when she was up in Indianapolis. A friend and I happened upon it this past Thursday and it was a delight. It’s like an amusement park for foodies! We were so excited about the choices that we bought a refrigerated sack, put a bag of ice in it and prepared our more delicate items for the two-hour transport home. Whether we wanted cheese, meat marinade or spice rub, or types of freshly baked bread, the selection was plentiful. We found old-time favorites as well…
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Cooking up new memories
Not shown actual size 😉 This past week, we made out like bandits (not sure where that term came from but it seems appropro) with our CSA (community supported agriculture). We received: zucchini, yellow squash, ground cherries, blackberries, two pounds of tomatoes, green apples, potatoes, onions, cabbage, eggplant, purple bell peppers, tomatillos and no kale (a bit happy about this, I admit) … Impressive since the summer drought has burnt everything to a crisp. Everything is organically grown. I made Pork Chili Verde with the tomatillos. It turned out scrumptious and mucho spicey. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen my husband’s face so red. It did clear out his…
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Veggies – here we come!
I signed up for my first CSA experience (community supported agriculture). Next week Joe and I will pick up our first one-half share of locally grown, organic vegetables, fruits and herbs from White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Being “wild” about eating my vegetables is a fairly new experience for me. Knowing how to prepare vegetables so that they are tasty is even a more recent experience. While I enjoy most raw vegetables, cooking and serving them for a meal is a whole different story. After moving to Indiana seven years ago, and having access to locally grown organic produce, I appreciate the fact that it seems to taste 100 percent…
